Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-10
CLEBURNE.
Testimony Ira tho Iuqatst Over tbs Re
mains Of albert Ioekett.

mains OF albert Iockets.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, Ten, Nov. S-Albert LCckett, the
young man shot By Earl Brown, died yesterday
afternoon. The following is the testimony
taken 10y Justice Griffin, who held an inquest
ov. the remainz:
G. F. Blanton testified: The difficulty oc.
CARED in front of Aliens lunch stand, in tae
Parag' n sa- DON. l was waiting on some Gus
TONERS when heard pistol shot which drew
my attention. 1 then heard 8 aeconG
SHIT and Locs EFT had fell or
the floor. l thiGk 1t was the first
shot tnat took effect. In the early part of ihe
night Earl Brown told NE he had about $50 of
his father money in his possession ans had no
pistol, and asked me to loan him pisto'. l re-
piled had none loaded. He then let without
getting one from e. He returned az In Just
6rfore tEe shooting, accompanied by deceased,
Charlie stevens and lobe Shaw. This was
about 1850 O'CLOCK. There were othe.s in the
house. After shooting L0ckett, Brown made
Shaw and stevens get out of the house. He
remained With nae 8 few minutes and then left
allen, the lunch keeper, testified: Albert
Locket and Earl B rown came up and eat lunch
While eating they commeL ced quarEeli1g about
some lewd women. AT er they got through
eating they were stil quarreling. / thought
tnen they were gOing to fight with their fists
Albert remsined standing and Earl stepped
BACK ABOUT three steps and pulled his gun and
SAID, i've got you barred out now, you of a
b." he then walked towards Locket and shot
him. dropped behind my counter ana saw no
more. neafd Brown order everyone out OF
the house.
ToOe Shaw teEtifed that the party left the
woman and went to Tom James saloon, and
all took a glass OF beer, then went to the T. ara
gon and took another glass apiece. After they
drank Brown invited Locket to eat. They went
oves TO the lunch stand, and then one Of them
called me over, and Brown asked me what l
thought OF man VIII would have another
arrested for riding with his woman Lockett
spoke up and told Brow that Archer would
be in town IN few Gays, and that he (Lockett)
Brown then said III Archer said it In whip
the ron of =, and I've got the cush."
Brown then said: "I can whip anybody in
town." Charlie stevens said, earl,
what do You want to italk that way
for? You are hare among your fieDds and
there Is no use TO be giving us that kind of
talk" Brown replied, ''what in the hell have
you got to d? with 1t, youne fish" Charlie re
pltea, nothing, b1s that is only d d nonsense
three of you have got 1t in for me-"
Lockett replied, earl don't ca l ne no con of
a -, for don't like to tase IT." Earl then
| placed his band close to Lockett and said. "get
there young fish" 1 caught Brown by
the coat and said, what do you
your friends" Earl said I'm a dandy and
odds - then walked off four or Ave steps. He
turned, holding his gun above hia head, and
! saying, ''ncw, Ill get all three of you soma of
-" pissed me and fired. L9ckett made q
| leap as If to catch the gun, when Brown fred q
| second shot and Lockett fell.
| The young mao, Earl Brown, Is still at large
| and his whereabouts are unknown. .5asx
| III IS n. Irving fell from a wagon srrtE re-
| ceived come painful bruises. a doctor ifs at;
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